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Are protected areas really protected? | Gaps in reclamation policies surrounding Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park

Are protected areas really protected? | Gaps in reclamation policies surrounding Las Piñas-Parañaque Wetland Park

The creation of contradicting laws between institutions with overarching responsibilities and objectives shows how private interests creep in the development of public policy, effectively making its implementation so confusing that the safeguards in the law virtually become ineffective.

Manila Bay oil spill has paralyzed small fisherfolk, consumers

Manila Bay oil spill has paralyzed small fisherfolk, consumers

It is projected that almost 46,000 fisherfolk will be affected by the oil spill if left uncontrolled, particularly in the National Capital Region (NCR), Central Luzon, and Region 4-A. Currently, Pambansang Lakas ng Mamamalakaya (PAMALAKAYA) reported that 29,000 fisherfolk from Cavite alone, were at risk, while 9,000 fisherfolk in Bataan.

Lab Notes | Mangroves 101: Why we need to #SaveTaliptip

Lab Notes | Mangroves 101: Why we need to #SaveTaliptip

Once the aerotropolis is built, the hazards of the storm surfaces and high tide would be more pronounced - especially since we’re in the Philippines, a country hit by tens of typhoons a year. And this will only get worse as storms get more violent and sea levels rise due to climate change - and in fact, destroying mangrove trees release tons of carbon dioxide due stored in their soils.

Taliptip
Save Taliptip

Save Taliptip

That P735.6-billion reclamation budget from SMC seemed to have been enough for NEDA to ignore the thousands of people to be displaced and the ecologically critical vegetation to be damaged.

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